Essay Why College Athletes Should Be Paid

College athlete salary has been a controversial issue for many years. Many debate that they do not need a salary and that all they need is the scholarship that they were given to get into the school. At the same time people argue that they need compensation for putting their bodies and careers on the line, they bring in lots of profit for the school, and need money moving forward in their professional career and in life after college. Kevin Ware, guard for the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball national champion Louisville Cardinals, is a prime example of athletes putting their bodies and potentially their careers on the line for their school. In the elite eight round of the NCAA tournament against the No. 2 ranked Duke, with Louisville up by one point with Duke in possession of the ball, one of the Duke players attempts a three point shot and Ware jumps to block it and lands awkwardly. This resulted in one of the most horrific stomach wrenching injuries in NCAA and professional sports, when Ware landed a bone in his leg
Some may make the argument that some athletes should have jobs while they are in school, but it takes a lot to balance work, whatever sport they play, and their classes. An example is that college golfers have to pay at least 75,000 per year if they go pro and college bass fisherman (if you count them as athletes) have to pay at least $10,000 for a single tournament, and they haven’t even made a cent yet. The athletes also need this money because of any injuries they have in their college career. In college if a player is injured, then the athlete and his family have to pay for recovery of any and all injuries. That can put a large hole in what little money they have while they are in college and may ruin their future careers just like Kevin